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the goebel project is sort of in a problem and it would be what obama spends the next four years on. i have to say as someone critical of a lot of his domestic policies, i think he's been pretty good. he's certainly someone who has a very cautious, yo nuanced and prudent foreign policy. he does not try too simplify complicated issues and sometimes it's overly cautious but in mysterious times like these over-caution is not the worst of sins. >> brown: mark, he does-- the president that is-- still embroileded in the question of benghazi, and particularly focused on susan rice. >> he does. and one point david made i wanted to follow up on, and that is the arab spring has made it impossible for any leader-- mubarak could really ignore hamas. but now, given the arab spring and the democratization of policy, even though we see mr. morsi today sort of reversing that policy, proven both elected and unelected leaders can be dictatorial. that hamas got a preemence and prominence it had not had fore in this showdown. we had tu nearby awe had egypt, we had turkey-- all basically endorsing much t
the goebel project is sort of in a problem and it would be what obama spends the next four years on. i have to say as someone critical of a lot of his domestic policies, i think he's been pretty good. he's certainly someone who has a very cautious, yo nuanced and prudent foreign policy. he does not try too simplify complicated issues and sometimes it's overly cautious but in mysterious times like these over-caution is not the worst of sins. >> brown: mark, he does-- the president that...
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answer the pressing questions that americans on both sides of the aisle are asking about president obama's signature legislation joining me for the discussions and i are ethan rome executive director of health care for america now karen davenport director of national health policy with the national women's law center and ron pollack executive director of families u.s. . say thank you all for joining you tonight great to have you all with me. first of all just a general question i'd like to toss out to all three of you one of the big problems with health care in the united states seems to be affordability part of that is the health insurance companies have been skimming twenty thirty forty percent off the top for a long time for. is america going is health care in america going to get more affordable let me start with you ron what is going to be more affordable and for individuals and families one of the things that people are going to really value is that people are going to get tax credit subsidies to make coverage more affordable so when people go into these new marketplaces called excha
answer the pressing questions that americans on both sides of the aisle are asking about president obama's signature legislation joining me for the discussions and i are ethan rome executive director of health care for america now karen davenport director of national health policy with the national women's law center and ron pollack executive director of families u.s. . say thank you all for joining you tonight great to have you all with me. first of all just a general question i'd like to toss...
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we will have the response to barack obama coming up next. neil: it has been pretty much the legacy of this president's term and it was handed off by his predecessor if you think about it. auto companies, you name it. a lot of us actually started a long time ago before each of these men even came in to office. back to the carter years, to chrysler. a very big bailout. david stockman, who was then a congressman was urging against. >> i was running for reelection and chrysler was the biggest employer and i got the highest% of election because i suck my principles. the professionals knew that if they got in trouble, they were big enough to make a stink and to go down. neil: but now things have switched. now they have gone from too big to fail. >> up the spch that i gave and i was very unpopular in the mission michigan delegation. i voted against the appropriation. [talking over each other] ronald reagan might get. >> the point was it was a mistake then. not only for chrysler, because we had to bail them out again 25 years later, how can we have
we will have the response to barack obama coming up next. neil: it has been pretty much the legacy of this president's term and it was handed off by his predecessor if you think about it. auto companies, you name it. a lot of us actually started a long time ago before each of these men even came in to office. back to the carter years, to chrysler. a very big bailout. david stockman, who was then a congressman was urging against. >> i was running for reelection and chrysler was the biggest...
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president obama was in asia. for this trip, this weekend. and asian leaders, at the summit in phnom penh and they talk about the economy. and the two x factors they mentioned are european as you mentioned and the united states. to them, we're the x-factor. particularly on the fiscal cliff and everybody brought that up with the president and what's going on and he even got asked by a buddhist monk at a monastery in bangkok. how much is the rest of the world dependent on or worried about what we're doing here in terms of our fiscal cliff? >> you wouldn't know it from the rhetoric over the last campaign we went through. but america's economy right now is one of the most important driving engines of the global recovery. as halting as it's been and as slow growth has been compared to what we need it to be to be at full employment america is chugging along compared to europe. the world needs that. so it's impossible to understate how important getting past the fiscal cliff in a constructive way would be to helping the global economy recover. for a
president obama was in asia. for this trip, this weekend. and asian leaders, at the summit in phnom penh and they talk about the economy. and the two x factors they mentioned are european as you mentioned and the united states. to them, we're the x-factor. particularly on the fiscal cliff and everybody brought that up with the president and what's going on and he even got asked by a buddhist monk at a monastery in bangkok. how much is the rest of the world dependent on or worried about what...
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obama once more than $1 trillion of tax hikes but will not renounce spending. the "chalk talk" what that does not add up to anything meaningful we will talk with one guest to stifle economic growth. also to analyze this cycle to bring down the head of the cia. admiral, it is good to have you with us. turned to the talking points. it seems no one after general petraeus made it clear their ranges in the talking points, testimony has been surveyed and mike rogers said it has to be the white house everybody else testified. >> by a agree. i am sure the white house representative council had marching orders. lou: and petraeus said part of the confusion between the testimony he gave to congress three days after september 11 represents what happens when you back the terrorists. >> according to congressman came -- king is indicated that petraeus lied during the first testimony. >> and misrepresented the truth to congress. is it true -- possible for a man had of the agency to take it upon himself to misrepresent reality to the venice states congress? >> i don't know what
obama once more than $1 trillion of tax hikes but will not renounce spending. the "chalk talk" what that does not add up to anything meaningful we will talk with one guest to stifle economic growth. also to analyze this cycle to bring down the head of the cia. admiral, it is good to have you with us. turned to the talking points. it seems no one after general petraeus made it clear their ranges in the talking points, testimony has been surveyed and mike rogers said it has to be the...
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reforma migratoria >> los republicano están optimistas. >> hacemos un llamado a el presidente barack obama para crecer. >> para muchos votantes es la misma canción >> hay que ver qué hacer ccon llos y que traten acceder a un cambio pero costará. >> tienen que unirse y dialogar. >> en washington, univisión >> más adelante la cena lo dejo con indigestión tenga cuidado. >> hoy viernes negro 66 grados la máxima el pronóstico más adelante. si comiómucho es probable que tenga acidez pero si se repite es capaz que tenga reflujo cuidece de los alimentos irritantes le decimos cómo está el clima y el pronóstico >> hola ¿qué tal? excelentes condiciones este viernes negro con temperaturas moderadas de 65 grados en gran parte de la zona vamos a decir que hay posibilidade de lluvias para el próximo miércoles poca brisa esta noche por eso el cielo despejado despejado con la zona frontal y la onda que impulsa este frente frío afecta a washington y también debiles condiciones en superficie y temperaturas para mañana de 47 grados pero esto es en algunas locaclidades para san francisco 60
reforma migratoria >> los republicano están optimistas. >> hacemos un llamado a el presidente barack obama para crecer. >> para muchos votantes es la misma canción >> hay que ver qué hacer ccon llos y que traten acceder a un cambio pero costará. >> tienen que unirse y dialogar. >> en washington, univisión >> más adelante la cena lo dejo con indigestión tenga cuidado. >> hoy viernes negro 66 grados la máxima el pronóstico más adelante. si...
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and suzanne somers on lala land going gaga over president obama. but next, ralph nader has had enough. he says that both parties in washington are flailing. d that is why the economy is failing. neil: the economis stumbling. nothing seems to be happening, but ralph nader has got a plan. one day he says he will get companies hiring and fast. getting people spending soon. >> nonfinancial companies are sitting on over a trillion dollars of shareholders cash. the investors cash. a lot of them are noot giving adequate evidence. some of them like google and emc giving no dividends. if they can be pressured by pension funds to unload a cup and billion dollars into the economy, people would spend it. they don't like the tax penalty for it. would you give them a tax holiday? you have to put it to use and do something? >> they tried that in 2004 and they brought back hundreds of villains. they put the murders and bonuse and what we have to do is recognize the president obama is not an economic dictator. the federal reserve can bring interest industry rates m
and suzanne somers on lala land going gaga over president obama. but next, ralph nader has had enough. he says that both parties in washington are flailing. d that is why the economy is failing. neil: the economis stumbling. nothing seems to be happening, but ralph nader has got a plan. one day he says he will get companies hiring and fast. getting people spending soon. >> nonfinancial companies are sitting on over a trillion dollars of shareholders cash. the investors cash. a lot of them...
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. >> jon: president obama gets his second term. the media pour on the positive press to push for his win. new details are out. and joe biden is back making news. >> we've got a home boy in the deal who gets-- >> on the only, and fox news contributor judy miller, syndicated columnist cal thomas and jim pinkerton, the american conservative magazine, contributor. and talk radio bureau chief ellen ratner. i'm jon scott, fox news watch is on right now. >> . >> heather: we've been extremely clear about the concern for israel's security, about the fact that israel has a right to self-defense, but i'm not going further than that. >> why can't you say that you don't agree with the turks? >> because i'm not going to get in a public spinning match with allies on either side, not going to do that. >> and what is worse, public spinning match is worse than hundreds of people dying every day. >> i don't understand the question here, there's not a question here, you're just looking for a fight, let's go-- >> no, the fight is already on. >> yes, ab
. >> jon: president obama gets his second term. the media pour on the positive press to push for his win. new details are out. and joe biden is back making news. >> we've got a home boy in the deal who gets-- >> on the only, and fox news contributor judy miller, syndicated columnist cal thomas and jim pinkerton, the american conservative magazine, contributor. and talk radio bureau chief ellen ratner. i'm jon scott, fox news watch is on right now. >> . >> heather:...
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. >> and this is the problem, the fiscal cliff is really bad, but the solution offered by president obama of massive taxes is not that good. >> julian, what do you make of that this this is just a pandora's box, and the beginning. the fiscal cliff, could have a short-term impact, but ultimately the trend of higher taxes that charlie's point, is what businesses are really afraid of? >> i totally disagree with that and i think the surveys of businesses have shown that to be wrong and i talked to-- >> whoa, whoa, what survey. >> can i finish the point, charlie. >> you just said survey. >> we'll come back. >> i think that businesses are concerned mostly about whether consumers are going to spend or the not. that's the concern and i think as for the fiscal cliff, no, i don't think that's what it is and as for the fiscal cliff, anybody paying close attention, charlie, honestly we can have a much more intelligence conversation if you stop interrupting me. >> go ahead, finish. >> i think as for the fiscal cliff, i think that most people watching this closely believe there will be a deal, why? bec
. >> and this is the problem, the fiscal cliff is really bad, but the solution offered by president obama of massive taxes is not that good. >> julian, what do you make of that this this is just a pandora's box, and the beginning. the fiscal cliff, could have a short-term impact, but ultimately the trend of higher taxes that charlie's point, is what businesses are really afraid of? >> i totally disagree with that and i think the surveys of businesses have shown that to be...
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is obama providing economic opportunity? he inherited the worst economic crisis since the great depression but the president is now held responsible for a continuation of high unemployment and minimal hope for its improvement and also for increases in the debt and deficit. his job lts wislation proposals are not being well-received by republicans. the administration has not propose any innovative resolutions for the severe downturn in housing. some believe he should have supported and promoted simpson-bowles deficit reduction proposal. he has not bmeetin rtele to significantly expand economic opportunity. how has obamaarased the tobsls leadership? he attempts to communicate his vision and proposal but he has appeared so often on television that overeublosure was occurrinr he is a capable public speaker but his speeches lack the spirit he showed during his first campaign. he seems to lacversthe coficunication skills of fdr, reagan or clinton. obama frequen-by comes across as a teacher or a motivator and not a motivator. he fa
is obama providing economic opportunity? he inherited the worst economic crisis since the great depression but the president is now held responsible for a continuation of high unemployment and minimal hope for its improvement and also for increases in the debt and deficit. his job lts wislation proposals are not being well-received by republicans. the administration has not propose any innovative resolutions for the severe downturn in housing. some believe he should have supported and promoted...
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they use, you know, the obama apparatus and the policy apparatus for fund-raising. that is about it. there was a drive to 25, that is how many seats are necessary for democrats to flip and regain power. and there appeared to be a moment's time when, particularly after this woman one in upstate new york taking the seat on medicare platform basically. and it looks like that was going to be the winning argument, to simply to say that the republicans we will end the medicare guaranteed, but now that does not seem sufficiently potent to get them the majority. >> i want to take the moderator at the texas book festival prerogative and ask you about one particular texas congressman who you write about in this book. one of those freshmen elected 2010 from corpus christi. a very instead to die. if you pay attention to the congressional delegation he certainly is more interesting and more fun to write about and more fun to cover the others. why did you pick on them? and why did you take him to write about? and would you talk about him for this group? >> many of you are texans
they use, you know, the obama apparatus and the policy apparatus for fund-raising. that is about it. there was a drive to 25, that is how many seats are necessary for democrats to flip and regain power. and there appeared to be a moment's time when, particularly after this woman one in upstate new york taking the seat on medicare platform basically. and it looks like that was going to be the winning argument, to simply to say that the republicans we will end the medicare guaranteed, but now...
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lou: president obama meeting with heads of the labor union today who say thpresid lou: president obama meeting with heads of the labor union today who say the president is committed to higher taxes on tor e.rners, saying the rich do not pay their share. tomorrow, some will meet witho e the president and also members ofmb the campaign takes the fixo the debt movement, pushing for long-term plan to fix our debt and deficit joining me now is one of the most thouggtful and provocative thinkers is the author of a new book called the israel tests. george, it's great to>> have you here. >> it's great to be here. lou: let's start with some politics. we are faced with economic if oo calamity if our politics don't whrk here. what would you put the odds that we are going to see rationale and the effect of this emerge from washington dc in the fiscal cliff?ero. >> zero.>> i [laughter]crease gernm >> if we could keep our current tax rates, we would continue to increase government revenue.over years.or government revenue has increased 26% in the last twoaso years. lou: do that again? >> the last two
lou: president obama meeting with heads of the labor union today who say thpresid lou: president obama meeting with heads of the labor union today who say the president is committed to higher taxes on tor e.rners, saying the rich do not pay their share. tomorrow, some will meet witho e the president and also members ofmb the campaign takes the fixo the debt movement, pushing for long-term plan to fix our debt and deficit joining me now is one of the most thouggtful and provocative thinkers is...
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that obama will do. and so when it goes live in the fall of 2013 it will crush the economy. side track the worst parts now rather than waiting until it smashes the economy. >> there is it a lot of talk republicans caving in to pressure on the tax hikings. gop has to hold firm until intitlements are cut. do you think that will happen? >> i think the republicans should tell the president you have been in office four years and you won reelection and you put specifics on the table and how you will feeldeal with the issues. why are the republicans always suppose tod do concessions in advance instead of the white house being a forth coming and true negotiation. republicans should call him on that and if he is notwilling to do what republicans should do. we'll suffer the consequences. but you must put something realistic on the table instead of the junk so i hate to use such a strong word. but idea of massive tax increases in the upper income lemps when it is it still shaky. rescission in europe and jap japan i
that obama will do. and so when it goes live in the fall of 2013 it will crush the economy. side track the worst parts now rather than waiting until it smashes the economy. >> there is it a lot of talk republicans caving in to pressure on the tax hikings. gop has to hold firm until intitlements are cut. do you think that will happen? >> i think the republicans should tell the president you have been in office four years and you won reelection and you put specifics on the table and...
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we will have the response to barack obama coming up next. look, if you have copd like me, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems passing urine. other side effects include dry mouth and constipation. nothing can reverse copd spiriva helps me breathe better. (blowing sou) ask your doctor about spiriva. you won'just find us online,
we will have the response to barack obama coming up next. look, if you have copd like me, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden...
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how president obama respondedo john boehner's latest comments and holiday season rushes on. wod you spend your money? where's the best place to invest it? buying retail stocks for losers next. gerri: it was black friday madness all across the country. this was macy's at midnight in new york city. other stores open really liked was r us and best buy, great deals like lc tvs which were 50% of. overall sales on black friday are expected to be 4% to $11.5 billion. midnight opening hours are one way traditional stores are doing everything they can to compete with online retailers which were open all the time. regular source said black friday, have their cybermonday, the monday after thanksgiving. it was a record breaker with half of shopping done that day on work computers. fedex said it would ship a record number of packages this year. how do you make money from this craziness? retailer stocks in the s&p 500 are up 25%, outperforming the overall index. break and mortar versus q or online retailers which is the best choice? gary is the president of capital management. i can't say
how president obama respondedo john boehner's latest comments and holiday season rushes on. wod you spend your money? where's the best place to invest it? buying retail stocks for losers next. gerri: it was black friday madness all across the country. this was macy's at midnight in new york city. other stores open really liked was r us and best buy, great deals like lc tvs which were 50% of. overall sales on black friday are expected to be 4% to $11.5 billion. midnight opening hours are one way...
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to israel's journalism outlet deb a lot of this ceasefire could be owed to a phone call by president obama to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in which the president promised to send u.s. troops to the sinai peninsula that's the territory in north africa that is surrounded by the suez canal in the west and israel on the east now this does follow eight days of violence between gaza and israel that left more than one hundred sixty palestinians in gaza dead more of half of whom were civilians and that includes thirty seven children now four civilians and two soldiers were also killed in israel just a little while ago a spokesman for the is israel's prime minister's office spoke to r.t. alex blames hamas for the deaths of all those civilians in gaza. these rule doesn't target civilians and if we heard civilians it's we see a failure in it but you have to understand that hamas militants from us terrorists the hide behind civilians the fire rockets on our civilians from schools from hospitals they hide the rockets in hospitals in schools we see that the fire rockets from apartments of b
to israel's journalism outlet deb a lot of this ceasefire could be owed to a phone call by president obama to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in which the president promised to send u.s. troops to the sinai peninsula that's the territory in north africa that is surrounded by the suez canal in the west and israel on the east now this does follow eight days of violence between gaza and israel that left more than one hundred sixty palestinians in gaza dead more of half of whom were...
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she is the wife of barack obama but she is part of the team of president obama. in her role as that team member, she effectively helped to get him reelected. >> we would tease in 2007 in iowa. we called her the closer. there was so much about her story. whether you are an african-american, a working woman, a daughter, a wife, that there is an opportunity for shared experience and relationship building and trust building. that's what helped seal the deal. >> it is fascinating that it did given that there was a point in the campaign sort of early on where the discourse was that michelle obama was somehow going to be a liability to her husband. by the end of the first term, she is the closer. >> what i remember is charles ogletree, harvard law professor. he taught both of them. what he said was michelle was the star. at no point did i not believe she was the power. >> it is the matter of translating that. >> there is danger particularly in black communities where the notice of this overwhelming black woman. when you say that, i think, she is navigating both being po
she is the wife of barack obama but she is part of the team of president obama. in her role as that team member, she effectively helped to get him reelected. >> we would tease in 2007 in iowa. we called her the closer. there was so much about her story. whether you are an african-american, a working woman, a daughter, a wife, that there is an opportunity for shared experience and relationship building and trust building. that's what helped seal the deal. >> it is fascinating that it...
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how president obama responded to john boehner's latest comments and holiday season rushes on. would you spend your money? where's the best place to invest it? buying retail stocks for losers next. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 50 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. can help make you a better investor. shows you where your money is, live. e-trade pro is so usable you'll actually use it. and our apps are the ultimate in mobile investing. become a better investor at e-trade. gerri: it was black friday madness all across the country. this was macy's at midnight in new york city. other stores open really liked was r us and best buy, great deals like lc tvs which were 50% of. overall sales on black friday are expected to be 4% to $11.5 billion. midnight opening hours are one way traditional stores are doing everything thecan to compete with online retailers which were op
how president obama responded to john boehner's latest comments and holiday season rushes on. would you spend your money? where's the best place to invest it? buying retail stocks for losers next. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 50 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. can help make you...
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a group of celebrities did a television ad in which they pledged allegiance to obama. this may differ in degree. when in the world can we begin pledging allegiance to human beings? [applause] i brought this along. he and his daughter wrote this great book. this is what my child, my 13 year old, brought on from public school. are you a democrat of republican? on gun control a democrat wants to restrict the number and amount of guns. republican wants to allow guns without restriction. democrat was to make factories reduce pollution. a republican wants not to pass pollution laws that would cause factories money. this is the way schools. it does not taxation without representation, i don't know what is. but unreasonable and inconsistent. it ensures that no one will adopt them accidently. they are thus a perfect pledge of allegiance. a lack of reason ensures that there must be continually repeated as such and that every possible instance or occasion be introduced by faith. should the leftists amid the obsessive incantations the repressed wis might actually -- accidently see
a group of celebrities did a television ad in which they pledged allegiance to obama. this may differ in degree. when in the world can we begin pledging allegiance to human beings? [applause] i brought this along. he and his daughter wrote this great book. this is what my child, my 13 year old, brought on from public school. are you a democrat of republican? on gun control a democrat wants to restrict the number and amount of guns. republican wants to allow guns without restriction. democrat...
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and so a lot of these discussions have been about how the republicans rolled back the obama administration, making we can then ultimately overtaken and how they maintain that power once they have it. i mean, cloaked in the argument of what is good for america, but there is not allow a policy prescription in there. >> thank you. >> this event took place at the seventeenth annual texas book festival in austin, texas. for more information visit texasbookfestival.org. >> tell us when you think of your programming this weekend. comment on our facebook call or send us an e-mail. nonfiction books every weekend on c-span2. >> next, chrystia freeland talked about a rise of the superrich, the.-- the top 0.one% of the population and the impact they have in the world. this is hosted by politics and prose bookstore in washington d.c. and it is about an hour. [applause] >> thanks a lot. sorry to keep everyone waiting. i will say a few things about what is in the book. as i have been doing some interviews with my book, a favored way of interviewers in the conversation is to save the rich have always been
and so a lot of these discussions have been about how the republicans rolled back the obama administration, making we can then ultimately overtaken and how they maintain that power once they have it. i mean, cloaked in the argument of what is good for america, but there is not allow a policy prescription in there. >> thank you. >> this event took place at the seventeenth annual texas book festival in austin, texas. for more information visit texasbookfestival.org. >> tell us...
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president obama to meet with some of the country's most respected ceos. can they convince him to take the path to prosperity? author of the best-selling book, "wealth and poverty", joins us next. i put away money. i was 21, so i said, "hmm, i nt to retire at 55." and before you know it, i'm 58 years old. time went by very fast. goes by too, too fast. ♪ but i would do it again in a heartbeat. [ laughs ] ♪ ♪ >> lou: president obama meeting with heads of the labor unions today, who say the president is committed to higher taxes, on top earners, saying the rich don't pay their share and tomorrow a group of ceos from companies like general electric, walmart, and ford and chevron will meet with the president and some members of the campaign to fix the debt movement, pushing for a long term plan to fix our debt and deficit. joining me now, one of the country's most provocative political and economic thinkers, george gilbert, and is the author of "the israel test", a you new edition released today. george, great to have you here. >> great to be here. >> lou
president obama to meet with some of the country's most respected ceos. can they convince him to take the path to prosperity? author of the best-selling book, "wealth and poverty", joins us next. i put away money. i was 21, so i said, "hmm, i nt to retire at 55." and before you know it, i'm 58 years old. time went by very fast. goes by too, too fast. ♪ but i would do it again in a heartbeat. [ laughs ] ♪ ♪ >> lou: president obama meeting with heads of the labor...
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obama's plan takes 38. the ryan plan versus the obama into the future -- although the obama thing and eventually blows up and get aspics' because he cannot calculate that amount of debt and what it would do to the country. the ryan plan is all about reforming entitlements suspending of the smaller percentage of gdp rather than a larger percentage. and the tax part, lower marginal, territorial system, gives you stronger economic growth. i think the modern republican party which has been field tested, veterans defending entitled the reform, and talking about that and having people try to beat them on it and trip them up is infinitely stronger than the republican party four years ago, six years ago, on the spending issue. every crisis -- spend more money on. never saw a crisis and said let's spend less. every crisis of bigger government. >> i do not say this election as a ringing endorsement of tea party or the ryan plan. can you tell me why did obama win? he promised to raise taxes. >> two things -- he droppe
obama's plan takes 38. the ryan plan versus the obama into the future -- although the obama thing and eventually blows up and get aspics' because he cannot calculate that amount of debt and what it would do to the country. the ryan plan is all about reforming entitlements suspending of the smaller percentage of gdp rather than a larger percentage. and the tax part, lower marginal, territorial system, gives you stronger economic growth. i think the modern republican party which has been field...
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is the obama administration putting the u.s. in danger by refusing to identify enemies of the state as terrorists. >> gregg: and we are approaching, like it or not, the fiscal cliff. huge spending cuts and tax hikes, but president obama wants to raise taxes on rich americans. how about sitting with voters? instead of raising tax rates on the american people and accepting the damage it will do to our economy, let's start to actually solve the problem. now let's focus on tax reform that closes special interest loopholes and lowers tax rates. you know what? and it won't kill the country if we raises taxes on millionaires a little bit. it really won't. i don't think. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and c
is the obama administration putting the u.s. in danger by refusing to identify enemies of the state as terrorists. >> gregg: and we are approaching, like it or not, the fiscal cliff. huge spending cuts and tax hikes, but president obama wants to raise taxes on rich americans. how about sitting with voters? instead of raising tax rates on the american people and accepting the damage it will do to our economy, let's start to actually solve the problem. now let's focus on tax reform that...
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president obama is doing his part this small business saturday. and the president taking his daughters to an independent bookstore in arlington, virginia. and a u.s. trucker accused of taking military ammo was freed. he claimed he was delivering the goods to phoenix when he accidentally crossed into mexico and sentenced to three years in prison, but was released with time served. . >> a new push by residentials in washington to take on immigration reform and showing new support for a plan to recruit highly skilled foreign workers, but this proposal has been defeated by democrats before. how will it bear this time. martin frost, former democratic congressman from texas and a former deputy assistant to george bush, and good to see you on this holiday weekend. thank you for joining us tonight. and congressman frost, let me start with you and explain why democrats were opposed to this, looking at something identical just this past september. >> look, the only way you do immigration reform is on a comprehensive basis. i was in congress when we passed s
president obama is doing his part this small business saturday. and the president taking his daughters to an independent bookstore in arlington, virginia. and a u.s. trucker accused of taking military ammo was freed. he claimed he was delivering the goods to phoenix when he accidentally crossed into mexico and sentenced to three years in prison, but was released with time served. . >> a new push by residentials in washington to take on immigration reform and showing new support for a plan...
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and the very same terrain that president obama's troop surge unfolded in over the past couple of years. in my history of obama's surge, in my examination of it, i actually start back in the 1940s in this remarkable period of american assistance to afghanistan, a period of great optimism when we built this town there that the afghans started calling little america complete with a co-ed high school, a swimming pool where boys and girls would swim together, a clubhouse where you could get a gin and tonic. it was a period of great promise for the americans and afghans, and i use that as the opening for this book that talks about the great hope and tragedy of our war in afghanistan today. >> host: does little america still exist? >> guest: it does. it's the capital of helmand province. so it looks nothing like it did way back then. the suburban-style tract homes, white stucco walls have been sort of built over. there there's no more swimming pool, and it's not quite as safe of a place as it was six decades ago, unfortunately. >> host: now, for americans six decades is a long time, but for t
and the very same terrain that president obama's troop surge unfolded in over the past couple of years. in my history of obama's surge, in my examination of it, i actually start back in the 1940s in this remarkable period of american assistance to afghanistan, a period of great optimism when we built this town there that the afghans started calling little america complete with a co-ed high school, a swimming pool where boys and girls would swim together, a clubhouse where you could get a gin...
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that seems to me to be in one sense what obama has taken on as president. it's going to be a big issue in the second term because i don't think he -- i think he's a builder and i don't think he's going to immediately become everybody's dream left president this time around either. so i think the question is how do we talk about this stuff without, you know, undermining the attempts to build? >> i think i must have come at all of this from a much more cynical angle than you, chris, because i don't expect any big legislative debate, especially one that involves so much of the federal budget like this one, not to look like this -- where you have to please all the various financially interested groups or at least enough of them to build a coalition to pass it. so i think, you know, i think on net the affordable care act is a good thing. i think there are a lot of problems with the way it's structured and there aren't enough measures to control costs. but i don't think it was reasonable to expect, you know, a law that would have been a lot closer to perfect to c
that seems to me to be in one sense what obama has taken on as president. it's going to be a big issue in the second term because i don't think he -- i think he's a builder and i don't think he's going to immediately become everybody's dream left president this time around either. so i think the question is how do we talk about this stuff without, you know, undermining the attempts to build? >> i think i must have come at all of this from a much more cynical angle than you, chris, because...
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after meeting with president obama before the thanksgiving holiday? >> well, i want to welcome the congressional leadership here. >> reporter: congressional leaders express optimism about reaching a deal to avoid $500 billion in increases set to take effect next year. >> we had a very constructive meeting with the president. >> we have a cornerstone to work something out. >> reporter: staffers have been working to figure something out, how to avoid taxes, and reduce spending on medicare. but it is not yet clear when the lawmakers and the president will meet next. and even if some progress is made this week, a final deal could still be a long way off. >> we rarely see the hill and the white house make decisions early. they tend to do better when they have a deadline. so i -- i would be pleasantly surprised to see it -- a deal emerge earlier than the end of the year, but we'll see. >> reporter: and martin, even though there is not another meeting between the president and lawmakers on the president's schedule, that could certainly change. we know that s
after meeting with president obama before the thanksgiving holiday? >> well, i want to welcome the congressional leadership here. >> reporter: congressional leaders express optimism about reaching a deal to avoid $500 billion in increases set to take effect next year. >> we had a very constructive meeting with the president. >> we have a cornerstone to work something out. >> reporter: staffers have been working to figure something out, how to avoid taxes, and...
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president obama's out there, all campaigns saying health care is law now. now that he's in office again for a second term, there's no way this happens. it didn't happen last time. it won't happen this time. >> so then, steve, i thought he said affordable health care act was the law of the land a couple weeks ago, didn't he? >> absolutely. and this seems to be more of a bow to the conservative part of this caucus than a serious negotiating position. you know, the key part of the article you just read was he said, if we're serious. that's a question about this very matter, if he's serious about this, as a bargaining position. i suspect he's not. that's a political move to his own base. if he is serious, it's not particularly credible bargaining position. >> okay. house republicans are planning to vote on new legislation, amy, aimed at helping immigrants in this country. it would expand visas for the foreign science and technology students, and also make it easier for green holders to bring their immediate families, spouses and children into the u.s. this move
president obama's out there, all campaigns saying health care is law now. now that he's in office again for a second term, there's no way this happens. it didn't happen last time. it won't happen this time. >> so then, steve, i thought he said affordable health care act was the law of the land a couple weeks ago, didn't he? >> absolutely. and this seems to be more of a bow to the conservative part of this caucus than a serious negotiating position. you know, the key part of the...
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the obama administration is ready to fill vacancies. this will have rebels all the way down the hierarchy. what i would like to discuss tonight is how we got from where we are, the politics of patronage, the challenges of recruiting political appointees , how the system results in major delays and managerial destructions and how it undermines presidential leadership and good management. and finally, possible remedies for reforming the system. why do we get mad at government incompetence? because we expect a competent and effective bureaucracy. you create bureaucracies that hire competent workers that bring specialization, expertise, accountability, and continuity. there is no alternative in large-scale systems to organize great amounts of people to accomplish a goal or mission. this is not the way the united states began. it took about a century to figure it out and half a century to implement. the spoils system of the nineteenth century, there has been a constant tension between partisan control political appointees in career experts.
the obama administration is ready to fill vacancies. this will have rebels all the way down the hierarchy. what i would like to discuss tonight is how we got from where we are, the politics of patronage, the challenges of recruiting political appointees , how the system results in major delays and managerial destructions and how it undermines presidential leadership and good management. and finally, possible remedies for reforming the system. why do we get mad at government incompetence?...
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november 7th, the day after president obama was re-elected. i don't think it's his fault, but the perception he would not be able to work with republican members of congress to avertthe fiscal cliff has caused investors to run for the hills. take a look at the s&p 500 over the past 5 weeks. it probably resembles some of your investments, by the way. we don't know what is included in a deal to raise revenue instead of tax rates. but it's giving investors the heebie-jeebies. what are they worried about? they have a lot to do, the concerns have a lot to do with the expiration of the bush tax cuts, which could be painful for investors. capital gains taxes rise from 15% to 20% for most people who file taxes. taxes on dividends rise from 15% to your top income tax rate, which could be, depending on how much you earn, as much as $39.5%. given a lot of people rely on those for their income, it's no surprise to see some of the highest dividend yielding stocks get slammed in the past few weeks. as i have been saying, today, if we can get past this fisca
november 7th, the day after president obama was re-elected. i don't think it's his fault, but the perception he would not be able to work with republican members of congress to avertthe fiscal cliff has caused investors to run for the hills. take a look at the s&p 500 over the past 5 weeks. it probably resembles some of your investments, by the way. we don't know what is included in a deal to raise revenue instead of tax rates. but it's giving investors the heebie-jeebies. what are they...
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just two days ago, president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton were praising morsi's government for helping broker a cease fire between israel and gaza. today, the u.s. state department expressed concern over the recent developments saying quote, one of the aspirations o f the egyptian revolution was to ensure power would not be overly concentrated in the hands of any one person or institution. he was elected in june with nearly 52% of the vote, but thousands are calling for his removal today as they stormed the headquarters of one of his chief support groups. the crowd then marched on to tahrir square, chanting birth of a new pharaoh. let's get the latest on this situation with ian lee in cairo tonight. what's the situation right now? >> reporter: well, tom, it's 2:00 a.m. now in cairo. and the protests are still going on. we're still seeing clashes in and around tahrir square between the protesters and the police. we're seeing a range of things thrown back and forth. rocks, we've seen molotov cocktails, we've seen tear gas. there are reports of police shooting into the air to
just two days ago, president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton were praising morsi's government for helping broker a cease fire between israel and gaza. today, the u.s. state department expressed concern over the recent developments saying quote, one of the aspirations o f the egyptian revolution was to ensure power would not be overly concentrated in the hands of any one person or institution. he was elected in june with nearly 52% of the vote, but thousands are calling for his...
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that in the second presidential debate, the town hall one, i actually thought the president barack obama's weakest moment was when the young woman stood up and asked him about equal pay for women. he rightfully talked about passing the lilly ledbetter fair pay act. then he abandoned that line of thinking and went on to talk about the economy. that is the moment where mitt romney and the binders full woman came up. [laughter] welcome me about that moment, for example, while the democrats and the president could point to this one act, this one piece of legislation, in truth, there isn't that much more. it is easy to say republicans no one in the political spectrum across the board has really done much -- well, besides you. [laughter] to do something about that. >> let me just say that there is pending legislation. the republicans are blocked and you need that second half to make it easier and more practical to really demand fair pay but just going back to the binders, which is a favorite topic, when i was governor, i got a lot of applicants for women for jobs. a lot of people had the equatio
that in the second presidential debate, the town hall one, i actually thought the president barack obama's weakest moment was when the young woman stood up and asked him about equal pay for women. he rightfully talked about passing the lilly ledbetter fair pay act. then he abandoned that line of thinking and went on to talk about the economy. that is the moment where mitt romney and the binders full woman came up. [laughter] welcome me about that moment, for example, while the democrats and the...
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obama twice. in reading his books, he associated with certain people before he got really big in politics. it is a fundamental thing. do you think it is a long-term agenda for the president is it all hype? guest: i think this is a real issue. the president has said he is committed to deficit reduction. so has speaker boehner. the question is, can they work together and find common ground? congress is a function -- dysfunctional place. the average age of the congressman is close to 57 years old. the institution itself could benefit from some fundamental reforms to make it work better. parties can come together on this issue and put the people of this country before their own political careers. it is a must if we are going to find a solution. host: there is a chart from 1972-2012. the question, who give young people voted for in presidential elections? no surprise. by almost a 2-1 margin, young people voted for democrats in larger margins in 2012. about the same in 2008. you have to go back to 2000
obama twice. in reading his books, he associated with certain people before he got really big in politics. it is a fundamental thing. do you think it is a long-term agenda for the president is it all hype? guest: i think this is a real issue. the president has said he is committed to deficit reduction. so has speaker boehner. the question is, can they work together and find common ground? congress is a function -- dysfunctional place. the average age of the congressman is close to 57 years old....
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. >> it's called political correctness run amok, a new report the obama administration refused to call al-qaeda and terrorism by its name. we'll talk about that. >> heather: a sad day in tv history. larry hagman, playing dallas character jr ewing dies at age 81. we're live from hollywood. >> and an explosion levels buildings in one state. what caused this blast as witnesses describe the horrific scene. . >> you heard the boom and startled for a moment and then hear screaming and everybody within the buildings are screaming and you're trying to figure out what happened to cause a building to shake like that. now we need a little bit more... [ male announcer ] at humana, we understand the value of quality time and personal attention. which is why we are proud to partner with health care professionals who understand the difference that quality time with our members can make... that's a very nice cake! ohh! [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] humana thanks the physicians, nurses, hospitals, pharmacists and other health professionals who helped us achieve the highest average star rating among na
. >> it's called political correctness run amok, a new report the obama administration refused to call al-qaeda and terrorism by its name. we'll talk about that. >> heather: a sad day in tv history. larry hagman, playing dallas character jr ewing dies at age 81. we're live from hollywood. >> and an explosion levels buildings in one state. what caused this blast as witnesses describe the horrific scene. . >> you heard the boom and startled for a moment and then hear...
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obama even commented on the wonderful fragrance of the frazier fir. it will be decorated by volunteers who turn out every year. >>> we're continuing to follow the story two killed two women on highway 101. we'll have the latest on the investigation tonight. and that's going to do it for us. thanks for joining us. and we'll be back here at 11:00. have a great night. [captioning made possible by warner bros. domestic television distribution] >> "extra, extra." >> now on "extra." >> thanksgiving brawl at halle berry's, the first video of hal >> thanksgiving brawl at halle berry's, the first video of hal halle after the
obama even commented on the wonderful fragrance of the frazier fir. it will be decorated by volunteers who turn out every year. >>> we're continuing to follow the story two killed two women on highway 101. we'll have the latest on the investigation tonight. and that's going to do it for us. thanks for joining us. and we'll be back here at 11:00. have a great night. [captioning made possible by warner bros. domestic television distribution] >> "extra, extra." >>...
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yes, egypt is pivotal but don't underestimate the role of the obama administration analyst ability to put all the pieces together. without the united states, i would argue there will be no political horizon, that the peace process will not be revived. that's why i'm hoping that president obama in his second term will invest political capital in bringing about and helping to bring about a two-state solution, a secure jewish state and also as independence and viable palestinian state that deals with the root causes of the fighting between hamas and israel. >> and getting back to mohamed morsy and egypt, morsy may be getting pats on the back from the international community but at home certainly much different right now, declaring a whole lot of power. did he use the cover of the israel, ga zag conflict do you think to enact his new powers? >> i have no doubt in my mind that egyptian president mohamed morsy has proved to be very shrewd and calculating. using this particular moment that basically everyone praised morsy is, the americans, israelis, europeans. he used this particular moment
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seen the huge improvements in the fuel efficiency of vehicles driven by new standards that president obama said in the last term those standards over time are going to khat the carbon pollution from cars in half and save consumers eight thousand dollars over the life of their new cars and the cars are going to be . just as good or better than what they're replacing because we're seeing all kinds of innovation. with power plants it's the same thing the president will have the opportunity to set carbon pollution standards in this term that will modernize and and transform our electric system so that we're getting rid of these fifty sixty year old coal plants that are there literally killing people and replacing them with energy efficiency improvements with cleaner technologies with wind energy with solar all of which are making enormous progress so you know the idea that the only way to run our economy is on fossil fuels is just an. one of the myths. here's this is this is one that i find particularly interesting dr. many experts do not attribute recent hurricane activity to global greenhous
seen the huge improvements in the fuel efficiency of vehicles driven by new standards that president obama said in the last term those standards over time are going to khat the carbon pollution from cars in half and save consumers eight thousand dollars over the life of their new cars and the cars are going to be . just as good or better than what they're replacing because we're seeing all kinds of innovation. with power plants it's the same thing the president will have the opportunity to set...
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she has also known every president from harry truman to barack obama with the exception of lyndon johnson, who tried, but failed to meet her. i remember being impressed when an official told me at the memorial service at st. paul's cathedral, after the 9/11 attacks, the queen sang every single word of the american national anthem. and i would bet that there aren't any presidents who can sing all of the words to god save the queen. since we are here today, on the national mall, i thought i would focus on the queen's fondness works for this country, those little known and well known, and in so doing, illuminate the queen to help understand her better. it was most often played out in state visits here when it was written. one was the first came to washington in 1951, she was a 25-year-old princess, only months away from becoming queen. harry truman was completely smitten, announcing that when everyone becomes acquainted with you, they immediately followed that with you. like those who followed him, truman was surprised that elizabeth was so much more approachable than she seemed in her publi
she has also known every president from harry truman to barack obama with the exception of lyndon johnson, who tried, but failed to meet her. i remember being impressed when an official told me at the memorial service at st. paul's cathedral, after the 9/11 attacks, the queen sang every single word of the american national anthem. and i would bet that there aren't any presidents who can sing all of the words to god save the queen. since we are here today, on the national mall, i thought i would...
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the issue almost certainly helped president obama and did not hurt president obama. the lesson is not lost on the republican party. here are my concluding thoughts. it is a complicated history to were the long road of marriage equality, the beginning is a complicated answer about backlash and the popular analysis of what is going on politically. what i want to conclude with, this has been neglected by the backlash theorists, how the courts have advanced marriage equality. i think there have been three things about what the courts have done. from my point of view, the most important is a fantastically important setting for capabilities. the word marriage in our vocabulary only meant different sects. after they linguistically, the notion of same-sex marriage entered our vocabulary and is now no longer in quote marks. courts are capable of reversing the burden of political inertia as well as giving publicity to an issue and putting it on the public agenda. and in massachusetts, the first state to recognize marriage equality even though it was for a fraction of the peopl
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but i'd like to go back to president obama. and he is getting praise from critics even on the right who saw that his first administration, he himself said that in order to be able to influence israel, that the united states needed to create daylight with israel. well, now it appears that he has reversed that position and his position now is that the united states needs to back israel, and as he said over and over and over, israel has a right to defend itself. >> so israel has elections coming up in january. maria, how do you think this is all going to play out in that election? >> i think that this incident, again, like i said in my first answer to you, netanyahu comes out looking very, very strong. and in fact, his opponent, who was as i understand going to announce a run against netanyahu before all of this started, has now backed down, and now it might be too late for him to announce anything, for anyone to announce rung against netanyahu, and he certainly has been strengthened. he showed that he was -- he had the ability to
but i'd like to go back to president obama. and he is getting praise from critics even on the right who saw that his first administration, he himself said that in order to be able to influence israel, that the united states needed to create daylight with israel. well, now it appears that he has reversed that position and his position now is that the united states needs to back israel, and as he said over and over and over, israel has a right to defend itself. >> so israel has elections...
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now, the other side for the obama children is that they are young and they're very protected by their family. so they're not quite out front. i hope that they are making lots and lots of friends at the schools that they're going to, and they seem to be doing it. everything i read -- that is the only thing i know. i do see -- not because of the presidency connection but because of the senate connection, once a year senate spouses have a lunch for the first lady. so i have an opportunity -- i have had an opportunity to see, i guess, all of the first ladys since we left washington, because of the senate, and to have lunch with them. but i just wished them well and i hope that they enjoy it and i hope they learn and take every advantage of the opportunity. because you can meet so many interesting people and you can learn so much living there. and i tried to take advantage of it. >> to follow up, i had the advantage of traveling to china with my parents when i was a freshman in college. chairman maou was the chairman of china then. that is how long ago it was. and i got to meet him. my dad
now, the other side for the obama children is that they are young and they're very protected by their family. so they're not quite out front. i hope that they are making lots and lots of friends at the schools that they're going to, and they seem to be doing it. everything i read -- that is the only thing i know. i do see -- not because of the presidency connection but because of the senate connection, once a year senate spouses have a lunch for the first lady. so i have an opportunity -- i...